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Show JUST FOR FUN He Did the Right Thing. "f hope it will be a lone time before I hae such another test applied to mr honesty," a downtown morchaat ti marked as he returned from waWn; on a customer. "What was the trouble?" asked l partner. . . "Those near-wool aullfi- An oH low camo la just now and asked ffi i the price of one. " 'Seven dollars,' I told ulm ': 'Srak louder.' ho said, holding D'j hand behind his ear. So I )'lJ 'Seven dollars!' . "'Eleven dollars! Too much! M give you nine!' he replied." Ills partner looked at the speil In alarm. "You er of course, did the nPl thine?" . "I guess von can depend on mo w do the risht thing," was the haush'-) retort. Then he paused. "You'd titter tit-ter Ket soin.i dollar bills when yc go to th bank," he remarked. "I pave an old follow our last one lQC change!" Harper's Magazine. Appreciated the Gift. The story goes that the Chinee Ktatosrnan, Ll Hung Chansr, dnrin? ft first Incumbency at Washington, eclved from his American friends flit of two thorough tred. exceeding' valuable little dogs of one of tho t breeds. The givers received a i'0,e thanks in which the ccremenleui ! said that owinc to impaired health the strict orders of bin physlcim P-bad P-bad boon on a strict diet for tluic and was unable to enjoy the d'V but that the members of his ,C-Vi bad enjoyed them very much. k" Hou. keeper. Something to Hide. "Porno rne has d'mcovered tha the band of a sleeping person I j'1,3' ed Pi salt snter, that person wJH veal th.vs'-cvet r.f his pa.U life- ; . the hostess, and the visitor irunie i a ly bevnu a hunled search for h P. "W here are you going?" 9 lliK "a a hum. j. "Com,; home to hide the Ml . lar," replied the visitor, who Koinethinc . Tit-Hits |